The Big Game, basketball style. It’s time to prove to the pathetic Cardinal that we are the better sports school (we’ve already proven the academic part(:). A 3-0 in the major sports would prove that we’re still the dominant school. Oh yeah, and there is a outright conference title at stake. The game will be played at 3:00 PM Pacific Time on CSNCA.
Offensively, the Cardinal are lifted by 2 stars. Small Forward Landry Fields, the Pac-10’s leading scorer, averages 22.1 points per game. He practically is the team. The Bears stout defense (holding him to 9-24 shooting) was essential in the opening victory. If they can replicate that defense, Cal could crush Stanford. Their second scorer is Jeremy Green, a good little shooting guard who can do as much damage as Fields can. Green averages 17 a game in a secondary role. He’s a great shooter, shooting 46% from 3 and 43% from the field. He shot 50% in the previous match-up, scoring 24 points. He definitely needs help from Fields holding together a competent offense. After that, it’s a mumbo jumbo of scorers at 7.6 points per game and below. Drew Shiller is the point averaging 7.6, Jack Trotter averages 7 as the Furd’s only big guy, and Jarrett Mann is a decent guard.
Defensively, the Cardinal is a mess. They’ve given up over 80 6 times on the year, including 100 to Texas Tech. They give up major points to any semblance of a good big guy, with Max Zhang and Eric Boateng lighting up the Trees. They also gave up 24 to Arizona’s Derrick Williams, but he is a very good player. If Jamal Boykin or any other big fellow can play decently, he could put up 20+. Overall, this team is not anything to be afraid of on the defensive end.
On both sides of the ball, Cal has the edge. This is a rivalry game, and the Cardinal want revenge. Anything can happen. All I know is, I want an outright conference title. Go Bears!
Prediction: 84-74 Cal
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